Bow tying apparatus



Feb. 20, 1951 A. F. WELCH BOW TYING APPARATUS Filed May 22, 1950 An/Ia F. We/ch INVENTOR.

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Patented Feb. 20, 1951 BOW TYING APPARATUS Anita F. Welch, Springfield, Mass., assignor of one-half to John F. Welch, Springfield, Mass.

Application May 22, 1950, Serial No. 163,460

This invention relates to a bow tying apparatus and more particularly to improved means and the method of tying a highly decorative bow.

An object of this invention is to provide an apparatus for tying bows which includes means that will enable a bow of desired size to be readily and easily produced.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow tying apparatus having a pair of arms which may be readily adjusted so as to predetermine the size of the bow that will be produced when the apparatus is used.

A further object of the instant invention is to provide an improved method of tying bows that will enable a highly ornamental bow to be produced in a minimum length of time with a minimum waste of material.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a method for tying bows which may be used to produce multi-colored bows without waste of material.

A yet further object of this invention is to provide a bow which is highly ornamental in appearance and which is produced from. a plurality of loops of symmetrical configuration.

Still further objects of the invention reside in the provision of a bow tying apparatus that is strong, durable, highly efficient in operation, simple in construction and manufacture, capable of being readily used even by an inexperienced person, and which is made from readily available materials.

These, together with the various ancillary objects of the invention which will become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by this bow tying apparatus and method of producing bows, a preferred embodiment of the bow tying apparatus and bow produced therefrom being shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bow tying apparatus showing a bow in an intermediate stage of production thereon;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the bow tying apparatus;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view as taken along line 33 in Figure 2; and,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the bows produced by the bow tying apparatus.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, reference numeral generally designates the bow tying apparatus used in the present invention. This device includes a base l2 having a recess l4 therein.

2 Claims. (Cl. 223--46) portions.

A plate I5 is secured to the base l2 by means of screws [8 or the like. The plate is is provided with a slot 29 therein which is positioned in alignment with the recess i4. Upwardly extending from the plate i6 and disposed centrally thereof is a pin 22. Adjacent one edge of the plate I3 there are provided suitable indicia of distance from the pin 22 as is generally indicated at 24.

Slidably engaging the plate 16 are a pair of slides 26 and 28 each of which is formed from a base member 30 and an upper member 32. The base member is rabbeted at its upper longitudinal edges as at 34 and both the upper and lower members are provided with aligned apertures for reception of legs 35 and 38 to which arms 40 are attached and integrally formed therewith. Extending through an aperture 42 formed in the arms 40 is a pin 44 having a collar 46 at its upper A knurled head 48 is provided for the pin 44 which is threadedly engaged as at 56 with the base member 36. Hence, upon rotation of the head 48 the base member 3Q may be lifted upwardly into cap-like engagement with the plate It, the upper plate 32 being secured to the legs 35 and 38 by welding or any other suitable means.

"To produce the bow within the concept of the present invention a first length of ribbon 6|] is placed crosswise on the plate l6 and is pierced by the center pin 22. One end of a second length of ribbon as indicated at 62 is next attached to the center pin and then looped about one of the arms 43 and returned to the center pin making a complete loop. Then, the ribbon is carried to the other of the arms and returned to the center pin. As each succeeding loop is formed, the previous loop is pushed from the arm 40 and such will fall into its proper place. When the last loop has been made from a predetermined length of material, each previous loop having been swivelled on the center pin, an almost perfect circle of symmetrical loops has been formed. Since each loop has been attached during this process to the pin, both ends are free to tie a knot about the bights of the loop by means of the length of ribbon 60 to form a highly ornamental rosette. After the knot has been tied in the center of the rosette or ball, the free ends of the length of ribbon 5B are available for securing the bow at its desired location. Obviously, the size of the bow is determined by the position of the slides 26 and 28 since the lengths of the loops will be one-half the distance between the arms 40. Obviously bows of any number of loops can be formed and if it is desired various lengths of varied colored ribbons can,

3 be used in the same manner and thus a multicolored bow can be produced.

Since from the foregoing the construction and advantages of this bow tying apparatus are-re d,-,

ily apparent and since the method of form "g the highly ornamental bow is also readily abparent, further description is believed to be un-.

necessary.

However, since numerous modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the invention to the precise embodiment shown and described nor the precise method defined, but all suitable modifications and equivalents may be readily resorted to which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: i

l. A bow tying apparatus comprising a base, a recess in said base, a plate secured to said base having a slot therein, said slot being in alignment with said recess, a pair of slides slidably mounted on said plate and engaging said'plate, said slides having-arms secured thereto, and a pin secured to said plate and upwardly extending therefrom, and means engaging said arms for selectively rigidly holding said slides in fixed position relative to said plate.

2. A bow tying apparatus comprising a base, a recess in said base, a plate secured to said base having a slottherein, said slot being in alignment with said recess, a pair of slides slidably mounted on said plate and engaging said plate, said slides having arms secured thereto, and a pin secured to said plate and upwardly extending therefromland means engaging said arms for selectively rigidly holding said slides in fixed position relative to said plate, each of said guides comprising an upper and lower member, said means-including pins threadedly engaging said lower members, said pins extending through said upper members and said arms.

ANITA F. WELCH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,011,617 'Cottrell Aug. 20, 1935 2,104,248 Stark Jan. 4, 1938 2,239,342 Rosenfelder Apr. 22, 1941 2,413,955 Cottrell Jan, 7, 1947 2,471,590 Southgate May 31, 1949 2,498,920 Holland Feb. 28, 1950 

